Friday, December 5, 2025

Georgian intelligence accused of political interference

The charges against twelve interior ministry personnel presented by Chief Prosecutor Archil Kbilashvili paints a picture of a domestic intelligence service deeply involved in party politics. (IPN.)

TBILISI, DFWatch — Intelligence officers detained yesterday are accused of using computer viruses to record audio and video of opposition groups, and blackmailing a man to record a prepared statement on video and upload it to Youtube.

Former officials of the

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Georgia opens sweeping case against domestic intelligence

The Moduli building in Tbilisi, where Georgia's domestic intelligence has interrogated political activists in recent years. (IPN.)

TBILISI, DFWatch — Prosecutors in Georgia have detained twelve former and current mostly intelligence officers and accused them of kidnapping, unjustified interrogations, abuse of powers, intrusion on privacy and intentional damage to property.

Eleven out of the

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